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. >> pam: latest addition of people behaving badly and north carolina man tried to get his driver's license but not peering so well his s u b goes through a family's home cured why the victims felt like divine intervention may have played a role. these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. >> catherine: a 41-year-old man taking a driver's test in durham, north carolina didn't do so well. he went *off-road and crash-landed into the bedroom of a house. kevin holmes has the story. >> >> catherine: >> reporter:two-year-old jeremiah is one of four generations to come over, sleep over, eat over, and just play over big mama's house. >> reporter: when an suv came crashing >>"my grandson come running in the house and he said, 'grandma, grandma, a car just ran through yo
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>>darya: is58-year-old captain cerea beal of north carolina was first officer shanda franning, 38, of lynchburg tennessee worked with the maintenance. he released the woman barbara, told people this just an. a ferry with nearly 700 passengers has collided with a cargo vessel in the central philippines. the coast guard says the ferry began sinking immediately after the collision which forced the captain to put out the call to abandon ship. the vessels are on their way to the scene now very other nearby vessels are steaming helping to rescue the passengers better and the water. we'll give you an update as shown as we learn more. the >>darya: new video to show you a 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes new zealand. and you can see what happened. the shaking of the water moving. some buildings and the capital of wellington were evacuated. several homes avi it at the earth quakes epicenter were damaged but no reports of anybody being injured. a new study shows the connection between using facebook and how happy people are permitted the university of michigan study found that facebook users wer
>>darya: is58-year-old captain cerea beal of north carolina was first officer shanda franning, 38, of lynchburg tennessee worked with the maintenance. he released the woman barbara, told people this just an. a ferry with nearly 700 passengers has collided with a cargo vessel in the central philippines. the coast guard says the ferry began sinking immediately after the collision which forced the captain to put out the call to abandon ship. the vessels are on their way to the scene now very...
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he went on to win north carolina. a democrat won in north carolina. bill clinton did not win north carolina either time. but barack obama did. he did. just barely. he won by a little more than 14,000 votes. that was the first time a democrat had carried north carolina in a presidential election since jimmy carter. the obama campaign thought the state of north carolina was within reach. they pumped $15 million into the state to try to win it and they won it. they won on the strength of some key voting groups in the state. for example, voters 29 and younger voted for barack obama 74% to 26%. look at the african-american vote in north carolina. black voters in the state went for barack obama 95%-5%. turnout in the '08 presidential election was up across the country. that, of course, was a big historic election. it drew lots and lots of attention. turnout in north carolina was way up. it was the largest increase in turnout anywhere in the country between the '04 election and '08 election was in north carolina, and it was not just a flash in the pan for th
he went on to win north carolina. a democrat won in north carolina. bill clinton did not win north carolina either time. but barack obama did. he did. just barely. he won by a little more than 14,000 votes. that was the first time a democrat had carried north carolina in a presidential election since jimmy carter. the obama campaign thought the state of north carolina was within reach. they pumped $15 million into the state to try to win it and they won it. they won on the strength of some key...
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moral mondays in north carolina, on mondays, in north carolina. moral mondays started back in june. people started showing up at the state capitol, protesting inside the state capitol building getting arrested week after week. more than 900 people have been arrested so far in those demonstrations altogether. now that the state legislature is out of session, they've been moving moral mondays around the state. the first one they held outside the capitol was in the mountain town of asheville, north carolina. thousands of people showing up on a monday to protest their government. look at that in asheville. last night moral mondays on the road was in charlotte. which, of course, is where pat mccrory spent seven terms as mayor before he became the governor. >> quite a few people showed up. maybe more than was expected. >> absolutely, paul. 2,000 people according to charlotte police. all of these protesters have one thing in common. they are frustrated with the direction the state legislature has taken in raleigh and they wanted their voices heard. everything from cuts to education, to the
moral mondays in north carolina, on mondays, in north carolina. moral mondays started back in june. people started showing up at the state capitol, protesting inside the state capitol building getting arrested week after week. more than 900 people have been arrested so far in those demonstrations altogether. now that the state legislature is out of session, they've been moving moral mondays around the state. the first one they held outside the capitol was in the mountain town of asheville,...
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carolina, in boone, watauga county, north carolina. watauga county went for mitt romney in the presidential election but just barely. it was really close. the specific voter precincts in boone, in and around appalachian state went for barack obama by a lot, by such big margins they almost dragged the rest of the county with them, but the county ultimately went for romney by a hair. now, of course, students at appalachian state are about to find from here on out it's going to be a lot harder to vote in north carolina. the new law signed by governor mccrory this week is going to slash early voting in state, cutting same-day voter registration. most importantly, you'll be blocked from voting in the state unless you show a government-issued i.d. even if you go to a public university like appalachian state university and your student i.d. is therefore provided to you by the state, your appalachian state student i.d. will not count for voting. nobody will be allowed to vote in the state if their state i.d. is a student i.d. wow. that is the
carolina, in boone, watauga county, north carolina. watauga county went for mitt romney in the presidential election but just barely. it was really close. the specific voter precincts in boone, in and around appalachian state went for barack obama by a lot, by such big margins they almost dragged the rest of the county with them, but the county ultimately went for romney by a hair. now, of course, students at appalachian state are about to find from here on out it's going to be a lot harder to...
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company here in north carolina. they want to make it easier for themselves to do business and kind of limit environmental regulations. you've got groups like. americans for prosperity. the american legislative exchange council and other groups who are very right wing in there. and their ideology and. yeah it's really hard to fight these it's hard to fight these these strong groups that are kind of you know on the side of the political establishment john i do want to ask you you know to get your take north carolina traditionally it's been more of a moderate state compared to a lot of its southern counterparts. you know what do you think is causing this recent surge in conservatism and i know that it's it's not only happening in north carolina it's happening in several other places but what do you think is causing this recent surge well i think you know it's it's a reaction. first off to the election of president obama. and then i also feel that it's many conservatives it's a perceived threat they feel their religion
company here in north carolina. they want to make it easier for themselves to do business and kind of limit environmental regulations. you've got groups like. americans for prosperity. the american legislative exchange council and other groups who are very right wing in there. and their ideology and. yeah it's really hard to fight these it's hard to fight these these strong groups that are kind of you know on the side of the political establishment john i do want to ask you you know to get your...
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also go to the north carolina. web site to find out more about the local organizing we also have various committees throughout the state and boom we have the boon direct action committee where we'll be focusing on getting out the vote registering voters and informing voters of the decisions they have before them john thank you so much for your time and stopping by today that was john fortenberry activist and independent journalist in north carolina thanks again thank you many. all right guys after the break we'll talk about the hunger strike at guantanamo bay as it reaches its six month mark around. the guantanamo bay detention facility now been years old broken presidential promises congressional sabotage the never ending war on terror all forces and conspired together to keep this prison open but now a hunger strike to tear it all down as this hunger strike near six months r.t. takes a closer look at the prison just to be close. to . impossible to navigate the economy with all the details such as sticks and misin
also go to the north carolina. web site to find out more about the local organizing we also have various committees throughout the state and boom we have the boon direct action committee where we'll be focusing on getting out the vote registering voters and informing voters of the decisions they have before them john thank you so much for your time and stopping by today that was john fortenberry activist and independent journalist in north carolina thanks again thank you many. all right guys...
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law in north carolina. republican state representative tom murry is a co-author of the measure, and democratic u.s. representative g.k. butterfield is a former north carolina supreme court justice and critic of the new law. gentlemen, we welcome you both to the newshour. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. >> woodruff: representative murry, why was it necessary to reform the state's voting law? >> i think voter cyd one of those subjects that is so common sense that most people in north carolina wondered why we didn't do in the the first place. i'm proud that north carolina has joined the 34 other states to enact a common-sense road is voter i.d. law that isn't going to impact a significant amount of north carolinians. what we identified when we were analyzing this bill is that 97% of the people that voted in twelve had a direct match in the division of motor vehicles database. so we're willing to work over the next few years towards 2016 to make sure that anyone that needs a photo i.d. can get one and we
law in north carolina. republican state representative tom murry is a co-author of the measure, and democratic u.s. representative g.k. butterfield is a former north carolina supreme court justice and critic of the new law. gentlemen, we welcome you both to the newshour. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. >> woodruff: representative murry, why was it necessary to reform the state's voting law? >> i think voter cyd one of those subjects that is so common sense that...
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>> and from north carolina, lucky severson has the story of a protest movement called moral monday. >> forward together, not one step back! >> immore monday is a term i have used, and i do believe it is true. >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm fred de sam lazaro sitting in for bob be aer thety. thank you for joining us. religion groups are among those marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington with a series of events held throughout the country. at an interfaith service at the mount airy baptist church in washington, a diverse group of clergy said they must continue to fight inequality. >> we will never be satisfied with the injustice of our land. we will never be co
>> and from north carolina, lucky severson has the story of a protest movement called moral monday. >> forward together, not one step back! >> immore monday is a term i have used, and i do believe it is true. >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding also...
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in north carolina. so this is clearly efforts on the part of the republicans to suppress the college vote. >> mr. king, i know that you have been an activist. i read that you're studying pre-law and politics. i know that you are both a civic-minded student and a civic-minded man. what happens here next? i mean, the county elections has ruled you cannot run for city council. the republican county chairman is saying he definitely will use the same tactics to try to go after everybody's rights to vote at your school? what will be your response, what will you do next? >> well, rachel, we are definitely going to appeal this to the state board of electios.s and we are very optimistic about that. we also are going to make sure that students on campus are aware of what is happening and that they are registered to vote. and that no one can intimidate them. no one can stop them from voting here on campus. it is our constitutional right to vote where we attend school at. we're going to make sure the schools unders
in north carolina. so this is clearly efforts on the part of the republicans to suppress the college vote. >> mr. king, i know that you have been an activist. i read that you're studying pre-law and politics. i know that you are both a civic-minded student and a civic-minded man. what happens here next? i mean, the county elections has ruled you cannot run for city council. the republican county chairman is saying he definitely will use the same tactics to try to go after everybody's...
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it's not the kind of thing that our clients in north carolina and our co-counsel in north carolina can tolerate. it's a terrible bill all around. some people have called it the most suppressive voting law that's been enacted in the last 50 years, pretty much since the voting rights act was passed in 1965. so it's really something that we just have to challenge under both the constitution and the voting rights act. >> nia, they are really trying to discourage students from voting. they say it has to be a government-issued i.d. but they will not accepts any i.d.s issued by their government-run universities and colleges in that state. they're not considering those to be government issued i.d.s. no student i.d.s are acceptable. and the targeting there is pretty obvious, isn't it? >> it is. lots of college students in north carolina, they've got duke, unc, north carolina, anc central as well, and one of the things they're also trying to do is say that 16 and 17-year-olds can't register early for when they turn 18. so i think clinton is right. clinton was giving a speech on voter suppression
it's not the kind of thing that our clients in north carolina and our co-counsel in north carolina can tolerate. it's a terrible bill all around. some people have called it the most suppressive voting law that's been enacted in the last 50 years, pretty much since the voting rights act was passed in 1965. so it's really something that we just have to challenge under both the constitution and the voting rights act. >> nia, they are really trying to discourage students from voting. they say...
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except maybe not in north carolina. last week the republican party chairman from pasquotank county in north carolina brought a challenge to a local elections board there saying a student from the local historically black college should not be allowed to run for office in the county because he couldn't be considered a local resident. the evidence against this student in part is that he doesn't have any utility bills with his name on them. which, of course, he doesn't have because he lives in the dorms at school. the newly appointed republican majority on the local elections board sided with the republican party chairman and they disqualified that young man from running for office. the same challenge would also block his right to vote in that county. the republican party chairman now says he will try to go after voting rights for all of the students at that local black college in elizabeth city using the same kind of residency challenge. he says, in fact, republicans should do that statewide given the success he's had aga
except maybe not in north carolina. last week the republican party chairman from pasquotank county in north carolina brought a challenge to a local elections board there saying a student from the local historically black college should not be allowed to run for office in the county because he couldn't be considered a local resident. the evidence against this student in part is that he doesn't have any utility bills with his name on them. which, of course, he doesn't have because he lives in the...
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those comments from colin powell in north carolina on thursday made a lot of waves in north carolina. but then secretary, former secretary of state colin powell reiterated that critique for a national audience when he went on cbs yesterday morning. >> here's what i say to my republican friends. the country is becoming more diverse. asian-americans, hispanic-americans and african-americans are going to constitute majority of the population in another generation. you say you want to reach out, you say you want to have a new message, you say you want to see if you can bring some of these voters to the republican side. this is not the way to do it. the way to do it is to make it easier for them to vote then give them something to vote for that they can believe in. many states are putting in place procedures and new legislation that in some ways makes it harder to vote. you need a photo i.d. you didn't need a photo i.d. for decades before. they claim there's widespread abuse or voter fraud. nothing documents or substantiates that. there isn't widespread abuse. >> former secretary of state
those comments from colin powell in north carolina on thursday made a lot of waves in north carolina. but then secretary, former secretary of state colin powell reiterated that critique for a national audience when he went on cbs yesterday morning. >> here's what i say to my republican friends. the country is becoming more diverse. asian-americans, hispanic-americans and african-americans are going to constitute majority of the population in another generation. you say you want to reach...
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thursday just moment after north carolina governor pat mccrory left the stage at north carolina's annual ceo forum, powell used his keynote address to deliver a strong critique of the voting law. i want to see policies that encourage every american to vote, not that it more difficult to vote, immediately turns off a voting bloc the republican party needs. these kinds of actions do not build on the base but turn people away. in response to the description of voter fraud likely existing but hard to detect. says you can say what you like, how can there be voter fraud? how can it be widespread and undetected. joining me now nina turner ohio state senator and judith brown, director of the project. i want to start with you, the biggest round of applause, other than for reverend sharpton was for attorney general eric holder. i'm assuming because he said we're going to texas. what does it look for you in terms of federal authority intervening on voting rights? >> it's been great the federal government has stepped up its voting rights work. after the supreme court decision, they decided they woul
thursday just moment after north carolina governor pat mccrory left the stage at north carolina's annual ceo forum, powell used his keynote address to deliver a strong critique of the voting law. i want to see policies that encourage every american to vote, not that it more difficult to vote, immediately turns off a voting bloc the republican party needs. these kinds of actions do not build on the base but turn people away. in response to the description of voter fraud likely existing but hard...
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that's in north carolina. this would prevent, i guess, trying to rush a lot of people and get them registered and voting as part of a get out the vote effort. right? >> yes. this is where the two sides face a partisan issue. democrats are excellent at get out the vote efforts on the day of election. states of course are allowed to set their own individual laws when it comes to elections and so, in a state where there's been a lot of same-day registration by democrats who are very good at this and organized, it could impact them but republicans say we want to make it fair for everyone. if you can't make the effort to register before the day of, you can't show up that day. >> thank you so much. >> sure. >> great to have you here. we look forward to seeing you tonight on special report. >> see you at 6:00. >> see you then. >>> these days you can't do a whole lot if you don't have a foti i.d. think about the places you have to pull it out, you need one to cash a check, to buy alcohol, to get on a plane you need a
that's in north carolina. this would prevent, i guess, trying to rush a lot of people and get them registered and voting as part of a get out the vote effort. right? >> yes. this is where the two sides face a partisan issue. democrats are excellent at get out the vote efforts on the day of election. states of course are allowed to set their own individual laws when it comes to elections and so, in a state where there's been a lot of same-day registration by democrats who are very good at...
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. >> it is the north carolina nightmare. and it's a warning to the nation that this is precisely what their real agenda is, that if we aren't careful, that we will see north carolina becoming the model for every state in this country unless those of us who care get out and vote and exercise our power. it's very important to know that the majority of north carolina is opposed to this and 50% of people no longer support these laws and 56% of the people now disapprove of the legislature, the general assembly, that is, and the governor. >> barbara, talking about the law requires voters to show government-issued i.d. cards at the polls. >> yes. >> but governor mcqueary says it has nothing to do with keeping down the minority turnout. where have we heard that before? >> please, it's florida again. it's pennsylvania, wisconsin, all of these states that have come up with these voter suppression laws and people like rose snell eaton, now that she's 92, all of a sudden, she's told she can't vote again because she doesn't have a voter
. >> it is the north carolina nightmare. and it's a warning to the nation that this is precisely what their real agenda is, that if we aren't careful, that we will see north carolina becoming the model for every state in this country unless those of us who care get out and vote and exercise our power. it's very important to know that the majority of north carolina is opposed to this and 50% of people no longer support these laws and 56% of the people now disapprove of the legislature, the...
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we know that north carolina has a history of this. our main plaintiff is a woman who voted -- who registered to vote in the 1940s. she's 92 years old. she had to pass a literacy test where she had to recite the constitution, the preamble to the constitution. here it is all these years later, 70 years later, where we are going backwards, where she may not be able to vote because the state has passed a law that will not make elections free, fair, and accessible. >> how did they get around this being considered a poll tax? >> well, one of the ways they got around it is that the federal government, because of the supreme court's ruling in june, doesn't have the ability to force them to preclear the law. as judith was saying, the justice department can still sue under what's called section two of the law, which bars racial discrimination in voting, and maybe a court will decide this is too big of a burden on racial minorities. certainly, a major tool that the justice department used to have in its tool kit to challenge these kind of laws n
we know that north carolina has a history of this. our main plaintiff is a woman who voted -- who registered to vote in the 1940s. she's 92 years old. she had to pass a literacy test where she had to recite the constitution, the preamble to the constitution. here it is all these years later, 70 years later, where we are going backwards, where she may not be able to vote because the state has passed a law that will not make elections free, fair, and accessible. >> how did they get around...
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actually, north carolina voter i.d. law is just the tip of a true [bleep]burg of the legislative session. >> in north carolina the republican control stated limit approved new limits on abortion clinics tacked on a bill designed to ban islamic sharia law. >> hold on, let me just understand this you're adding abortion restrictions to legislation banning the making of laws based upon religious belief? that's like passing a bill banning high fructose corn syrup and adding a provision naming the state animal the gummi bear. now to be fair, to be fair, that was only the north carolina state senate. the state house did not do something as amazings attack an antiabortion limit on a antisharia bill. they tacked it on something else. >> what does abortion have to do with motorcycle safety? >> good question? (laughter) >> good question. that's a tricky one. is it that voters involve guys in leather jackets your parents didn't want you to date? s. >> remember last week we were talking about a new abortion bill in the state senate
actually, north carolina voter i.d. law is just the tip of a true [bleep]burg of the legislative session. >> in north carolina the republican control stated limit approved new limits on abortion clinics tacked on a bill designed to ban islamic sharia law. >> hold on, let me just understand this you're adding abortion restrictions to legislation banning the making of laws based upon religious belief? that's like passing a bill banning high fructose corn syrup and adding a provision...
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watch out, north carolina. a lot of people are going to deal with this issue because voter rights is not a partisan issue, it's a people issue. it's a citizen issue. and joining me now are north carolina state senator floyd mckissic, james peterson and goldie taylor. thanks for joining me. >> thanks, rev. >> let me start with you senator mckissic. you've been fighting the voting law in north carolina. colin powell says it will backfire. what are you see strong ground? >> well, i hope colin powell is correct. i hope we'll be able to marshall all the troops, 3 to 6,000 people monday after monday while we were in session is, go throughout the state to the most important districts that there are and that we can get people out to vote. and i feel very confident that we can. there is litigation that has been filed in federal court and in state court, basically attacking all the voter suppression practices that have been implemented. the decrease of the early voting period by a week. back in 2008, we had over 700,000
watch out, north carolina. a lot of people are going to deal with this issue because voter rights is not a partisan issue, it's a people issue. it's a citizen issue. and joining me now are north carolina state senator floyd mckissic, james peterson and goldie taylor. thanks for joining me. >> thanks, rev. >> let me start with you senator mckissic. you've been fighting the voting law in north carolina. colin powell says it will backfire. what are you see strong ground? >> well,...
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the people of north carolina are not fooled. governor pat mccrory's approval ratings are in a tailspin, down 22 points since may, with only 40% of north carolinians approving his job performance. the bill, itself, despite the cla claims of state republicans to the contrary, is not popular. according to the latest ppp polling, only 39% support the bill, while 50% oppose it. today democratic senator kay hagan from north carolina wrote to urge the justice department to immediately review north carolina house bill 589 and take all appropriate steps to protect federal civil rights and the fundamental right to vote. north carolina is now drawing national fire. hillary clinton went out of her way last night at the american bar association to go after the bill. >> legislators in north carolina push through a bill that reads like the greatest hits of voter suppression. restricted early voting, no more same-day registration, or extending voting hours to accommodate long lines. stricter photo i.d. requirements disqualify those issued by co
the people of north carolina are not fooled. governor pat mccrory's approval ratings are in a tailspin, down 22 points since may, with only 40% of north carolinians approving his job performance. the bill, itself, despite the cla claims of state republicans to the contrary, is not popular. according to the latest ppp polling, only 39% support the bill, while 50% oppose it. today democratic senator kay hagan from north carolina wrote to urge the justice department to immediately review north...